Experts Question 1.6 Million US Self-Deportations Claim

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed 1.6 million undocumented immigrants self-deported using the CBP Home app. Fact-checkers, including PolitiFact, say the figure combines voluntary exits, deportations, deaths, and status changes, based on limited survey data. Experts warn it’s an unverified estimate, not a confirmed count of voluntary departures.